Aviation Marietta - Atlanta

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Posted on November 20, 2009

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Enjoy a visit to the Aviation Museum and Discovery Center

If you happen to be visiting Atlanta, Georgia, make sure the Aviation Museum and Discovery Center is one stop on your list of things to do. Even if you are not so interested in aviation, this center forms part of America’s history and future and is something not to be missed for all those proud to be American or others from outside the country, interested in our history. The museum is still in its early stages and there are more plans for a facility to be built on 15.5 acres which will house interactive exhibitions to really enliven aviation, math and science. A park is also in the planning as well as a playground making this center both educational and fun at the same time.

The focus of the Aviation Museum and Discovery Center

This particular center is focused on four main areas: science, technology, engineering and mathematics (also referred to as STEM). The reason for this is because the founders of the center believe these areas to be a “vital workforce development need.” So this is a great place to visit if you are interested in future employment and educational possibilities too. Statistics show that America’s youth are being outrun by those in other countries vis-à-vis math and science. So this is more than just a museum; it is a center for vital educational development from the core – educating the youth.

The fun part of the center

The Aviation Marietta is very much a hands-on type of museum, with visitors having the opportunity to actually design their own aircrafts. To accomplish this, they are taught specific techniques and formulas using math and science, again as a way to educate the public while they are in the process of creativity. So one is not just visiting the center; one is actually designing aircrafts. Even if you are not one for looking at aircrafts, if you have any creative air about you, you will want to visit this center and see just how much you can accomplish in one afternoon! From this museum you will come away not just with a pamphlet on what the place offers, but a legacy of something you have created that you will have probably never done in the past.

For more aviation museums in the United States, visit Thirty Thousand Feet.